Deere to lay off 120 at East Moline plant
Deere & Co. said on Thursday it will layoff approximately 120 workers at its East Moline plant due to an expected decline in large farm equipment sales this year. The layoffs, which will be...
View ArticleFire breaks out at Lukoil's Stavrolen petrochemical plant in southern Russia
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Lukoil's petrochemical plant in the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk, wounding some, a local Emergency Ministry said on Wednesday. The Emergency...
View ArticleFord Introduces Three New F-150 Engines
No one walks you through truck engines better than Mile Levine, editor of PickupTrucks.com. That???s why you have to check out his report on Ford???s new trio of engines for the F-150, including the...
View ArticleMalloy Announces $37 Million For Projects At Community Colleges
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that more than $37 million in capital improvement projects for the state's community colleges will be placed on the agenda for next week's State Bond Commission...
View ArticleCandidates bring different experiences
The candidates for the Brown County Commission would bring different experiences and perspectives to a job that requires providing quality county services on a limited budget. Four candidates are...
View ArticleJapanese company to invest $10 million in local geothermal project
A local geothermal plant will get a hand from a global company. Fuji Electric Co., a leading supplier of turbine-generator equipment to the power-generation industry, announced Thursday its investment...
View ArticleChina: Agro machinery market attracts leading manufacturer
HARBIN - A major China granary attracts one world-leading agricultural machinery manufacturer as it anticipates another record-high autumn harvest. The investment from American company John Deere,...
View ArticleThursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
HOUSTON — At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer...
View ArticleDeere to lay off 120 at East Moline plant
Deere & Co. said on Thursday it will layoff approximately 120 workers at its East Moline plant due to an expected decline in large farm equipment sales this year. The layoffs, which will be...
View ArticleFire breaks out at Lukoil's Stavrolen petrochemical plant in southern Russia
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Lukoil's petrochemical plant in the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk, wounding some, a local Emergency Ministry said on Wednesday. The Emergency...
View ArticleIn minority neighborhood, kids' risk of cancer soars
Like so many of their poor and working-class Hispanic neighbors, Rosario Marroquin's family settled in the southeast Houston neighborhood of Manchester a generation ago because the clapboard houses...
View ArticleIn minority neighborhood, kids' risk of cancer soars
Like so many of their poor and working-class Hispanic neighbors, Rosario Marroquin's family settled in the southeast Houston neighborhood of Manchester a generation ago because the clapboard houses...
View ArticleFord Introduces Three New F-150 Engines
No one walks you through truck engines better than Mile Levine, editor of PickupTrucks.com. That???s why you have to check out his report on Ford???s new trio of engines for the F-150, including the...
View ArticleMalloy Announces $37 Million For Projects At Community Colleges
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that more than $37 million in capital improvement projects for the state's community colleges will be placed on the agenda for next week's State Bond Commission...
View ArticleThursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
HOUSTON — At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer...
View ArticleAs opposition grows, China defends plans for petrochemical plants
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has launched an intense media campaign to defend the safety of producing a chemical used to make polyester fiber, as public opposition to new petrochemical plants threatens to...
View ArticleSchuylkill County company and CEO charged with attempting to smuggle...
A more than 40-year-old Schuylkill County company that once received financial assistance from the governor's office and two of its employees have been indicted on federal charges alleging they tried...
View ArticleExclusive: Sinopec stalls petrochemical build-up as U.S. competition grows
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top refiner Sinopec Corp is scaling back billions of dollars in petrochemical investments in the face of growing U.S. competition in the sector and rising local opposition...
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